{"id":30083,"date":"2023-11-30T18:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/i-wasnt-drunk-driving-nimra-khan-recalls-2014-accident-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T18:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:05:13","slug":"i-wasnt-drunk-driving-nimra-khan-recalls-2014-accident-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/i-wasnt-drunk-driving-nimra-khan-recalls-2014-accident-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"I wasn\u2019t drunk driving: Nimra Khan recalls 2014 accident | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a podcast interview<\/a>, Pakistani actor Nimra Khan finally divulged details from her serious car accident in 2014 which ignited allegations of drunk driving. Rubbishing the claims as baseless, Nimra disclosed the extent of her critical injuries as a result of her car\u2019s collision with a jeep – an unfortunate incident that she attributed to a sudden fainting spell.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not drunk driving,\u201d the actor set the record straight on rumours of substance abuse. \u201cI fainted because of over-exertion and lack of sleep.\u201d Describing the harrowing event, she revealed, \u201cI didn\u2019t know where the car was going. The car slammed into a jeep at a speed of 180.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had passed out and my weight kept pressing against the accelerator,\u201d Nimra added, explaining the high-speed motion of her car. \u201cI would have had some shot at surviving if my foot had slipped off the accelerator but it stayed under my weight because I had fallen over the steering wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Highlighting the severity of the impact, Nimra acknowledged potential fatality, stating, “The steering lever struck my liver and the broken glass thrust into my head, the bones in my leg were sticking out.\u201d The celebrity detailed the critical moments before surgery when her father had to sign an acknowledgment of the risks associated with anesthetics.<\/p>\n

Nimra disclosed, \u201cThe accident had completely damaged my liver and brain. The doctors had taken signatures from my father because the anesthetics being administered to me could have caused kidney failure or brain hemorrhage.\u201d The family\u2019s fears further intensified when the actor exhibited signs of a brain injury on the way to surgery.<\/p>\n

“We were on the way to the operating room when they noticed my head was bleeding and the doctors ordered a CT scan. My father insisted on a full-body scan which then revealed extensive brain damage and liver damage,\u201d Nimra recalled the immediate aftermath.<\/p>\n

She further remarked on the dilemma they had to navigate since the surgery was likely to send her into a lifelong coma or paralysis. \u201cThe sadqa <\/em>I had distributed in the morning came to my rescue,\u201d Nimra added, gratefully attributing her survival to her charity and regular midnight prayers. \u201cI habitually offered Tahajjud (midnight prayers), so no I was not using any drugs nor do I use them now. I have no interest in doing so,\u201d she reiterated.<\/p>\n

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